United States Attorneys

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federal prosecutor legal office public official

United States Attorneys are the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district of the United States, responsible for representing the federal government in criminal and civil cases.

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All labels observed (34)

Label	Occurrences
United States Attorneys canonical	22
United States Attorney	18
United States Attorneys’ Offices	7
U.S. Attorney	4
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices	3
United States Attorneys by district	3
United States attorneys	3
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington	2
United States Attorneys for the Fourth Circuit	2
United States Attorney’s Office	2
Acting United States Attorney	1
Interim United States Attorney	1
U.S. attorneys	1
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana	1
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan	1
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina	1
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee	1
United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri	1
United States Attorney for the Western District of New York	1
United States Attorney system	1
United States Attorney's Office for a judicial district	1
United States Attorneys are appointed by the President of the United States	1
United States Attorneys for Ohio	1
United States Attorneys for Pennsylvania	1
United States Attorneys for the District of Colorado	1
United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts	1
United States Attorneys for the District of Minnesota	1
United States Attorneys for the District of Nevada	1
United States Attorneys for the District of South Dakota	1
United States Attorneys in Alabama	1
United States Attorneys system	1
United States Attorneys' Offices	1
United States Attorney’s Offices	1
United States attorney	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T328047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorneys
Context triple: [United States Attorney General, supervises, United States Attorneys]

A. Assistant United States Attorneys
Assistant United States Attorneys are federal prosecutors who represent the United States government in criminal and civil cases in U.S. district courts.
B. Executive Office for United States Attorneys
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides administrative support, policy guidance, and coordination for the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide.
C. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
D. United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the U.S. Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, overseeing the enforcement of federal laws and legal affairs.
E. Assistant Attorneys General of the United States
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States are senior Justice Department officials who oversee the department’s major divisions and help set and implement federal law enforcement and legal policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorneys
Target entity description: United States Attorneys are the chief federal prosecutors in each judicial district of the United States, responsible for representing the federal government in criminal and civil cases.

A. Assistant United States Attorneys
Assistant United States Attorneys are federal prosecutors who represent the United States government in criminal and civil cases in U.S. district courts.
B. Executive Office for United States Attorneys
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides administrative support, policy guidance, and coordination for the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide.
C. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
D. United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the U.S. Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, overseeing the enforcement of federal laws and legal affairs.
E. Assistant Attorneys General of the United States
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States are senior Justice Department officials who oversee the department’s major divisions and help set and implement federal law enforcement and legal policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal prosecutor ⓘ legal office ⓘ public official ⓘ
appearsBefore	United States Court of Appeals ⓘ linked to: United States courts of appeals United States District Court ⓘ linked to: United States district courts
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	executive branch of the United States ⓘ
canBeActing	Acting United States Attorney ⓘ linked to: United States Attorneys
canBeInterim	Interim United States Attorney ⓘ linked to: United States Attorneys
canDelegateTo	Assistant United States Attorney ⓘ linked to: Assistant United States Attorneys
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ
duty	advise federal law enforcement agencies on legal matters ⓘ collect debts owed to the federal government ⓘ coordinate with federal investigative agencies ⓘ handle appeals of federal cases from the district ⓘ prosecute federal criminal cases ⓘ represent the United States in civil litigation ⓘ
ethicalObligation	seek justice rather than merely convict ⓘ
existsIn	each federal judicial district except certain territories with special arrangements ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	district attorney under the Judiciary Act of 1789 ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal judicial district ⓘ
legalAuthority	28 U.S.C. § 541 ⓘ 28 U.S.C. § 547 ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
mayAppearBefore	United States Supreme Court ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of the United States
mayBeRemovedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
mustBe	licensed attorney ⓘ member of a state or District of Columbia bar ⓘ
numberOfPositions	93 ⓘ
officeType	United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ linked to: United States Attorneys
overseenBy	Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney General
represents	United States government ⓘ federal agencies in court ⓘ
responsibleFor	defending the United States in civil suits ⓘ enforcing federal criminal laws in the district ⓘ initiating civil actions on behalf of the United States ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the district ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the district ⓘ
selectionProcess	presidential nomination with Senate confirmation ⓘ
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ support staff in the United States Attorney’s Office ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
worksWith	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ

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Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Attorney General → supervises → United States Attorneys ⓘ

Office of the Solicitor General → worksWith → United States Attorneys ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorney → reportsTo → United States Attorney ⓘ

subject linked to: Assistant United States Attorneys